- Dipika Pallikal wins Australian Open Squash 2016 title
- International Youth Day celebrated on 12 August
- World Bio-Fuel Day observed on 10 August
- Odisha government to make Aadhar Card mandatory for procurement of paddy
- Nagaland government to grant 33% reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies
- China’s Ma Long becomes fifth male Grand Slam winner at Rio Olympics
- Assam becomes first state to ratify The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014
- Microsoft appoints Sriram Rajamani as MD of India Research Lab.
- Legendary Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad passes away
- Lok Sabha passes Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016
